The 12 Steps and Zen Koans

If you belong to a 12 Step Group, at one time you will hear someone say, "Upon working the steps, one day you will see where the Steps are working you!" The same can be said when you meditate with Zen koans ... a koan can pop into your life when you least expect it, giving you a new perspective on matters. Here we are practicing with koans to see how they can deepen our understanding of the 12 Steps in new and unexpected ways.

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Here is the May koan with Step 5

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Step 5:   Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Note: From our...
Monday, April 15, 2019

Step 4 -- Heaven or Hell for You?

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Step 4:  Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Koan: A soldier comes to visit a famous Zen master Hakuin. And the...
Friday, March 29, 2019

April Koan with Step 4

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  Greetings, In April we'll be sitting with Step 4 and this koan.  Hint ... you may begin sitting with this today! More about this n...
Saturday, March 9, 2019

From Out of Nowhere, Step 3, and Pouring It On

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Step 3:  Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Koan: “It…pours its abundance wit...
Friday, March 8, 2019

March Koan for Step 3

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My apologies... I sent a reminder to local people but neglected to post the March koan here. There's still time to sit with it! ; [ )...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

The Treasure of Step 2 Opens of Itself

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Step 2:  Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Koan: The storehouse of treasures opens of itsel...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

February's Koan with Step 2

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Dear Friends, Less than two weeks before we meet again, on February 8th. Here is something to sit with until then... Step 2:  Came to believ...
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We try to carry the 12 Step message to those who are suffering, "and to practice these principles in all our affairs." In Buddhism, our practice includes the vow to save all beings. Here the practices are melded into one -- bringing freedom into our life.
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